I've been playing a US Standard Fender Jazz Bass, but a recent arm injury has prompted my search for a quality 32" or 30 1/2" scale bass. Anyone have a good lead on an item like this- short of Alembic? I may have to go back to an EB-0 type axe, which I don't mind, but I'm looking for "That one", with some nice detail in the tone. Yes, I want everything... Thanks for your time, Rog (ex-"Stewbone").
I am finishing up a 32" bass for Matt(skerik1), you can see his thread further down. And here is a link to someone who played it today. http://www.ctbasses.com/cgi-bin/nph-bbs.pl?forum=ctbasses&msg=00028273 Most of your "indy" luthiers would be happy to make a 32" for you. I love the scale length!! Darrin
Are you thinking production basses or custom made? You could get an old Fender Musicmaster. If you have between $1200 and $2000, I know a luthier that can make you what you want.
Excellent choice!! This one's fitted out with a RavenLabs P-Retro electronics, (had to make a new pickguard), and pumps out thick, fat bass all day long... -robert
Well, I know of one site, I think its landingguitars.com or something like that, but they have some cool shortscale bass, they call it the strat bass, I would get one, but I don't have $700 for a shortscale bass (hint hint rondomusic.com) sorry I am just anxious to find a shortscale bass at rondomusic.com!! Oh, and by the way, I don't know if they make them anymore, but the Fender Stu Hamm urge bass is 32" I was at a blues show and the bass player plays a urge II bass with eden cabs and amps it was a great sounding rig. I like the urge because it has two jazz pickups and one p-bass pickup in between them!! I like the musicmaster, but i can't get over the pbass pickup (i know, I'm vain) but I would buy it in a second if it had a humbucker or two jazz pickups in it!! Good Luck, Charlie
Well...while we're on this subject, I'm still wishing for a 30" scale SIX string bass guitar. The only one I've heard of here that was in definite existence was a Brubaker (which was reported to have a good "tight" low B! -but does anyone know of any others already successfully built? I'd prefer a single cut... Thanks!
When it comes to 32" scale basses (or just high-end, handcrafted basses in general), you'd be hard-pressed to beat the work of DHuff. Mike Brown of Browne Basses also makes a mean 32". Depending on your specific situation, a 32" may or may not do the trick. Personally, I think you'd like the feel and performance of a 32" better, but as was mentioned above, there are a lot of one-man-shop operations who could easily make you a shorter scale bass.
It seems like it's tough to find any to try sometimes. I played a used fender Musicmaster yesterday, butter-yellow w/ black pickgaurd--seemed ok. I own a gretsch synchromatic short scale single pick-up which can be had cheap on e-bay. but they aren't really very good. The dual pickup gretch model seems like a much better instrument--i played a new one in a store a year ago--much better construction and better neck. I currently GAS for an Epiphone Allen Woody Signature, but have never pjayed one--just can't find any around. all of these basses are in the $500 or less category.
When I grow up I want one of those D. Huff thingys. Sweeeeet. Dig the Brice. I'm an EB-o fan, but I think I'm going try a 32" scale if I can score one within my budget. I don't feel like less than a man,...I don't feel like less than a man,... I don't feel........ Thummmmmmmmp! Rog. Thanks, everybody!
I know of a music store here in California that had a couple of Musicmaster basses. If you want, I can PM the name of the store to you and you can give them a call. I don't remember what the asking price was, but I believe that the basses had been sitting in the store for a very long time. So, they might be willing to bargain.
Bob, that'd be great. That's the 32" model, yes? I'm not that familiar with the less popular Fender stuff. I appreciate the gesture, thanks. Rog.
Epiphone make a Flying "V" with a 30" scale.I think they have a few other models as well in the 30"-32" scale.Dean makes some nice ABG's with a 32" scale.
Just got back to the library (where I do e-mail, etc) and I don't see a PM in my e-mail. Try again? I'm not real literate with the e-world, so maybe I'm missing something... Thanks, Rog.
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